Friday, April 22, 2016

Butterfly and Music Card

Happy Earth Day! This afternoon I went to the grocery store and when I checked out the clerk offered me a free redbud tree in support of Earth Day. Now I need to find a place in my yard to plant the little tree. I usually try to plant something every year on Earth Day even if it's just flowers in my flowerbeds. Making the Earth a little prettier one plant at a time.

This Butterfly and Music Card was made for my niece to give the donor of a music scholarship she recently received. The scholarship is for a choir group she sings with throughout the year and it was an essay contest to select the scholarship recipients. I used this layout earlier this week and loved how simple it was and it really lets the butterfly stand out. The patterned music paper is from The Paper Studio and a strip of red houndstooth pattern paper by Authentique. The Very Vanilla cardstock was embossed using the decorative dots embossing folder from Stampin' Up! and I used my favorite butterfly stamp from the Watercolor Wings stamp set. Ink colors used on the butterfly include Crisp Cantaloupe, Cherry Cobbler and Basic Black. For a little sparkle some clear Wink of Stella was added to parts of the butterfly. The sentiment is from the same stamp set and was punched with the washi tape punch. Everything is adhered flat for easy shipping and no extra postage costs. That's it!

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6 comments:

  1. This is such a beautiful thank you card Andrea! How lovely that you were able to add the music DSP to personalise it. And love the bold and vibrant colours of your butterfly too! Thanks for joining us at Just Add Ink this week :-)

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  2. Lovely way to add "M" Andrea. Such a sweet and personal card. Thanks for joining us at Just Add Ink.

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  3. What a great Aunt you are to create this card for your niece - and a perfect way to help her to give a special thank you for her Music Scholarship. Love the butterfly and the papers selected for this card.

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  4. Ooh that is lovely. Gorgeous CAS card design. Thanks so much for dropping your gorgeous card into the Fab 'n' Funky 'Winged Things' challenge. It's so perfect! Hugs, Wends x Fab 'n' Funky DT

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  5. Congrats to your niece on winning the scholarship, and what a fabulous card for her to give to the donor. The music paper is lovely, and the butterfly looks amazing! Thanks for sharing with us at Just Add Ink.

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  6. Lovely card thanks for joining us at Crafting with Friends Louise DT x

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Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts. Wishing you a crafty day! 😊